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Brunel Primary and Nursery Academy   Week Ending 15.05


Posted 14/05/2026
by Joanne Pentreath





We have had another busy and enjoyable week in Year 2 and 3, with lots of fantastic learning taking place across the curriculum!

English

In English, the children have been busy editing and improving their descriptive setting writing. They have worked hard to check their punctuation, improve vocabulary choices and make their writing even more engaging for the reader. We have been so impressed with the imagination and detail they have included in their work.

Maths

This week in maths:

  • Year 2 have been learning about length and height, measuring and comparing objects using different units.
  • Year 3 have continued their work on length and perimeter, applying their measuring skills to solve practical problems.

Geography

In geography, we have continued exploring our wonderful world by learning more about the oceans and identifying different human and physical features across the globe. The children enjoyed using maps and atlases to help locate and discuss different places around the world.

PE

In PE, the children have been learning and practising a variety of different jumps as part of our athletics unit. They showed great coordination, balance and determination while trying out new techniques.

PSHE & Mental Health Week

As part of Mental Health Week, we spent time thinking carefully about feelings, friendships and wellbeing. The children had thoughtful discussions about how emotions can affect us and explored positive ways to solve disputes in friendships kindly and respectfully. We were very proud of the maturity and empathy they showed during these activities.


These are just some of the highlights from another wonderful week of learning. The children continue to work incredibly hard and approach each new challenge with enthusiasm and positivity!




 


Brunel Primary and Nursery Academy   SATs celebrations!


Posted 14/05/2026
by Sarah Burton


I am so incredibly proud of year 6 this week! They have approached SATs with maturity, determination and resilience. 

They have taken all the tests in their stride and gave them all their full effort. I hope they have a much deserved relaxing weekend!

Miss Burton


 


Harrowbarrow Primary Academy   Update for week ending Friday 15th May 2026


Posted 14/05/2026
by Melissa Pinfield



This week, the class have been busy exploring our science topic on habitats through an exciting practical activity, grafting willow. Although our attempts did not work out quite as we had hoped, it provided a valuable learning opportunity and sparked lots of thoughtful discussion about what plants need to survive and grow. During our time outdoors, we also made a lovely discovery of a stray caterpillar, which quickly became a focus of interest. Josh, in particular, has been making some fantastic observations about the caterpillar and has linked his ideas brilliantly to our learning about the life cycles of mammals, well done Josh! Year 6 have also shown incredible perseverance this week as they tackled their SATs with determination and maturity, and they should feel extremely proud of all their hard work. To celebrate the end of a busy week, we enjoyed a well-deserved class picnic together. We would also like to invite parents to come into the classroom tomorrow from 8:40am to take a look at the wonderful writing the children have been producing, we look forward to sharing it with you!


 


Brunel Primary and Nursery Academy   A day out for Tregantle!


Posted 14/05/2026
by Katie Grinsted

Tregantle Class Visit Saltash Fire Station

This week, Tregantle Class enjoyed an exciting visit to Saltash Fire Station.

The children walked to the station and spent the afternoon learning all about fire safety and fire prevention. The firefighters showed the children around the fire station and explained how they help keep the community safe.

Everyone loved exploring the fire engine and discovering all of the different equipment carried onboard. One of the highlights of the visit was having the chance to use the water hose and aim at a target - the children had so much fun taking turns and showing off their aiming skills!

The children also enjoyed trying on the firefighters' protective kit and pretending to be firefighters themselves. It was wonderful to see their enthusiasm and curiosity throughout the visit.

A huge thank you to everyone at Saltash Fire Station for welcoming us and inspiring the next generation of firefighters!

 


Brunel Primary and Nursery Academy   Issy Brunel's visit to St Anne's


Posted 13/05/2026
by Darren Woolner


Our focus story is We're going on a picnic' and we designed our own picnic blankets today at St Anne's.


 


Brunel Primary and Nursery Academy   Poetry Readings at St Anne's


Posted 13/05/2026
by Dani May Bracey

We had a wonderful afternoon with the residents and staff at St Anne's this week - who really enjoyed listening to our poetry readings - these were the incredible poems we wrote for the Fowey Festival Competition about animals that come out 'After Dark'. 
We also enjoyed listening to the memories and stories the residents shared with us about their own pets and favourite animals. Thank you to St Anne's for hosting us and we look forward to seeing you all again soon! 

Well done to Team Brunel who had several prize winners and several runners-up and highly commended in the competition. Two prize winners were invited to Fowey Harbour Hotel for a special presentation with their families and won Waterstones vouchers. What a creative group of young people we have at Brunel!

 


Polruan Primary Academy  


Posted 12/05/2026
by Jane Wills

Summer term

We have had a busy and creative week in class, full of exciting learning experiences across the curriculum.

French
The children have been learning how to order ice cream, building their confidence with key vocabulary and pronunciation. Friday was the perfect culmination of this learning as the children created their own ice cream stand and took turns to role-play ordering an ice cream of their choice. It was fantastic to see how seriously they took the activity, spending time practising their vocabulary, supporting one another, and carefully checking pronunciation with their peers. Their enthusiasm and commitment really paid off!

English
We have begun writing our own mystery stories, inspired by the book The Chocoplot. Some wonderfully inventive ideas are already starting to materialise, with children creating intriguing characters and mysterious plot twists. We are very much looking forward to seeing how these stories develop.

DT
Lessons have taken a tasty turn as the children have started exploring how to make spaghetti Bolognese. They have been learning how to adapt a recipe, investigating how fresh ingredients can change flavours and textures, and discussing the nutritional value of different ingredients. This has sparked some excellent discussions about healthy eating and thoughtful food choices.

Outdoor Learning
We have also launched our outdoor learning sessions with Miss West. Every Thursday, the children now spend time on the Forest School field, developing teamwork skills, resilience, and a deeper connection with the natural environment. These sessions have already been a big hit!

Next week, we look forward to our first water sports session on Monday.
Mr T and Mrs W

 


St Cleer Primary Academy  


Posted 11/05/2026
by Daisy Rowe

Summer 1 Week 3 Blog 


 


St Cleer Primary Academy   11th May 2026


Posted 11/05/2026
by Jenifer Kite

 


Pelynt Primary Academy   Week Ending Friday 8th May 2026


Posted 11/05/2026
by Joanna Rickard


This week the children have all enjoyed planting some sunflower seeds, in the hope that little shoots will start to show in the next week or so.

All the children thoroughly enjoyed learning about the key features of the life cycle of a plant and showed their understanding with a sequence sticking activity, showing what happens when we plant a seed.

We are expanding this learning over the next couple of weeks as we begin to look at the many wonderful minibeasts that we may find in the garden and look at some of the life cycles of these too!

This topic is always good for group discussions on the importance of respecting and caring for living things and our natural environments.  The children have all shared their own experiences and understanding through our grand conversations at carpet time.

The children this half term have had lots of number challenges given to them, to really build up their confidence in number recognition.  We encourage counting in all areas of play, even when reading a story, and its good practice even at home to count small groups of objects and then to know the last number reached. We have also been practicing showing our 'finger numbers' to numbers 1-10 alongside this.

With this being a very short term before we begin our final term before summer break, I want to reassure parents of those children that will be starting Reception in September that all information will come out to you in plenty of time.  There will also be an opportunity to book a parent consultation with a member of the team during Summer Term 2.  We will let you know available dates after half term.

The Pre-School Team.

 

 

 

 


Trenode C of E Primary Academy  


Posted 10/05/2026
by Peter Abraham

 


Trenode C of E Primary Academy  


Posted 10/05/2026
by Peter Abraham

 


Trenode C of E Primary Academy  


Posted 10/05/2026
by Peter Abraham

 


Trenode C of E Primary Academy  


Posted 10/05/2026
by Peter Abraham

 


Polperro Primary Academy   Week ending Friday 8th May


Posted 10/05/2026
by Helen Fitzsimmons


Hello Everyone,

We have had great fun this week in our English lessons, using the story of  'George's Marvellous Medicine' as a stimulus to begin to write our own ,marvellous medicine.  We have been learning all about the features of instruction writing, and have identified and used imperative verbs in our own sentences. 

During RE this week, we began to find out about the gospel in Christianity. We discussed the concept of forgiveness, and how we forgive others, as well as how others forgive us.

Our history learning has continued with the theme of explorers. We found out about Christopher Columbus, how he 'accidentally' discovered the Americas and about the different foods that he brought back to Europe. 

In art this week, we have created some amazing art work in the style of Henri Rousseau, using water colours and oil pastels. We used our skills of drawing leaves and blending watercolours to create a background.

In computing this week, we looked at algorithms, and practiced giving precise instructions to Bee-Bots, using the beebot. App, as well as physical beebots and mazes. Brilliant team work Penhallow!

Have a lovely weekend!

From The Penhallow Team

 


Brunel Primary and Nursery Academy   Real life learning in action!


Posted 09/05/2026
by Darren Woolner

Year 5 have been enjoying learning more about area and perimeter in Maths and found it exciting to see an adult using his maths skills in real life whilst building our sensory garden. His careful measurements have resulted in a special space for our children to enjoy as the plants grow! We have also been having fun, measuring objects and estimating their area this week.


 


Brunel Primary and Nursery Academy   Real life learning in action this week!


Posted 09/05/2026
by Darren Woolner

Year 5 have been enjoying learning more about area and perimeter in Maths and found it exciting to see an adult using his maths skills in real life whilst building our sensory space. His careful measurements have resulted in a special space for our children to enjoy as the plants grow! We have also been having fun, measuring objects and estimating their area this week.


 


Trenode C of E Primary Academy   Spring 3


Posted 09/05/2026
by Bethany Pike

 


Brunel Primary and Nursery Academy   We're going on a picnic!


Posted 08/05/2026
by Darren Woolner




Our new story is all about going on a picnic, which is something we've discovered we all like to do!

The characters in the story have chosen their favourite foods to take with them so we decided to have the same as them for snack this week.

Hen chose red berries (we had both strawberries and raspberries), Goose chose red apples and Duck chose green pears.

At snack time we tried these fruits and discussed which ones were our favourite - strawberries won!

Which fruits are your favourite?




 


St Cleer Primary Academy   26 Summer 1 Week 3


Posted 08/05/2026
by Jacob Lewis

 


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